Hong Kong’s position as a former British outpost on the tip of the Chinese mainland has given rise to a distinct literary tradition that combines the work of Chinese intellectuals who moved to the island, the influx of mig♊rants before and after , and those who continue to live there as it struggles to find itself after crackdowns on freedom of speech and expression. was the first Asian country to host an international writer’s festival and its literary icons are numerous: Janice Y K Lee, Dung Kai-cheung, Martin Booth, Louise Ho and Timothy Mo𓄧, to name a few.
